Railroad-tie.



E. SAMUELSON.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1914.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1914.

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Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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E. SAMUELSON.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION TILED JUNE 17, 1914.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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THE NORRIS PETERSIQ, PHOTOLITHO., WASHINGTON, D. C,

UNITED STATES EMIL SAMUELSON, OF MCKENZIE, NORTH DAKOTA.

RAILR GAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

Application filed June 17, 1914.. Serial No. 845,584.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL SAMUEL-SON, a citizen of the United States, residing at McKenzie, in the county of Burleigh and State of North Dakota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad ties and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide means adapted to be parried by a cross tie, for securing the track rails in place on the tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide rail fastening means adapted for use with lengths of wornout rails whereby the latter may be utilized as cross ties.

A further object of the invention is to provide in combination with a rail length means for engaging the base flanges of the track rail, and means for adjusting the rail engaging means both longitudinally and vertically whereby to accommodate rails of various dimensions.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which- Figure 1 represents a top plan view of one end of the cross tie constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevational view thereof. Fig. 3 rep resents a side elevational view with the outer plate removed. Fig. e represents an outside elevational view of the outer plate removed to show the view illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents an inside elevational view of one of the side bars and outer plate removed from the opposite side of the body of the tie from the side shown in elevation in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 represents a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by line 6-6 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. 7 represents a vertical transverse sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line '7-7 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig.

8 represents a view of a modified form of splke shifting device.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the body of the cross tie may be made of any suitable material, but in the present embodiment as illustrated at 5, is composed of a length of worn out rail out to the proper longitudinal dimension, the central portion of the tie (not shown) being embedded in cement, in any suitable manner if desired.

Each end of the cross tie is provided with a rail fastening means, and it is therefore necessary only to describe means at one end of the tie. A cross bolt 6 extends transversely through the web of the tie body near the outer end thereof, and at a distance inwardly of the bolt 6 a second cross bolt 7 is positioned in the web, and disposed on each side of the tie body as clearly indicated in F ig. 6 are slide bars or plates 8 and 9 respectively, which plates slidably engage the opposite faces of the web of the tie body 5, and are disposed at their lower edges upon the base flange of the tie body and at their upper portions are cut away as at 10 to snugly fit the opposite sides of the ball 11 of the tie body. The outer ends of the slide bars 8 and 9 are provided with elongated slots 12 and 12 through which the bolt 6 extends, and the slide bars are provided in their outer faces nearer their outer ends with wedge receiving recesses 13 and 1% re spectively, (see Figs. 3 and 5), and i dl of the wedge recesses said slide bars are provided in the same surfaces with spike receiving recesses 15 and 16 respectively, having positioned therein feathers or ridges 17 and 18 respectively, which ridges extend upwardly from the outer ends 19 and 20 respectively, of the spike receiving recesses toward the upper edges of the slide bars. The outer edges 21 and 22 of the wedge re ceiving recesses in each plate are vertical while the inner edges 23 and 2% respectively, are inclined away from the outer edges at their upper ends as indicated.

Slidably positioned against the outer faces of the bars 8 and 9, are the outer plates 25 and 26 respectively, which plates along their upper edges are provided with overhanging flanges 27 and 28 respectively, engaging the upper edges of the two slide bars, and at their inner ends the outer plates are thickened at 29 and 30 respectively, and the thickened portions of the outer plates are provided each with longitudinally disposed elongated slots 31 and 32 respectively, through which the bolt 7 extends. The thickened portions 29 and 30 respectively, are of a thickness equal to the thickness of the slide bars, so that they form shoulders adapted to limit the inward movement of said slide bars. The outer ends of the outer plates 25 and are provided with elongated slots 33 and 34 respectively, through which the cross bolt 6 extends. Carried by the outer plate 25 is a wedge 35 and a similar wedge 36 is carried by the plate 26, said wedges being shown in horizontal section in Fig. 1, for clearness of illustration, the wedges having front vertical edges 37 and 38 respectively, and having inclined rear edges 39 and 40 respectively. The rear edge 39of wedge 35 is adapted to co-act with the rear inclined edge 23 of the wedge receiving recess 13 provided in slide bar 8, and the rear inclined edge 40 of wedge 36 is adapted to co-act with the rear inclined edge 24' of the wedge receiving recess 14 carried by the slide bar 9.

The function of the wedges is to move the slide bars 8 and 9 toward the inner ends of the outer plates 25 and 26 respectively, as said wedges are driven downwardly and in order to guide the wedges in their vertical movement, they are provided upon their outer faces with vertical ribs 41 and 42 respectively, which move in vertical grooves 43 and 44 respectively, provided in the in ner faces of the outer plates 25 and 26. In order to hold the wedges 35 and 36 in adjusted position, the outer plates are provided with set screws 45 and 46.

Carried in vertical slots 47 and 48 provided in the outer plates 25 and 26 and disposed so as to be on opposite sides of a track rail indicated at 49, are the spikes 51 and 52 respectively, which are shown in cross section in Fig. 1, said spikes having straight vertical shanks and having inturned noses 53 and 54 adapted when the spikes are lowered to engage the opposite edges of the base flange of the track rail 49 for holding the latter in place, said spikes having their shanks provided with transversely disposed grooves 55, into which the inclined. ribs 17 and 18 project, so that when the slide bars 8 and'9 are moved inwardly by downward movement of the wedges, the spikes will be moved downwardly by reason of the cam engagement of the ribs with said spikes, as will be readily understood.

' The initial position of the parts is indicated in Fig. 1, in which position the slide bars are moved outwardly relatively to the outer plates, and said outer plates are dis posed in such relation to each other that the spikes 47 and 48 are separated a sufiicient distance to allow placlng of the track rail 49 upon the tie, and this having been done the outer plates are slid toward each other until theinner edges of the spikes engage the opposite edges of the base flange of the track rail, and this position having been assumed the wedges are driven down thus shifting the bars 8 and 9 respectively, relative to the outer plates, and hence lowering the spikes into engagement with the base flange of the track rail. Then in this position the set screws and 46 are tightened up, thus holding the wedges in downward position,

and hence preventing movement of the slide bars relative to the outer plates.

In order to prevent movement of the outer plates relative to the body of the cross tie, locking means are provided for the inner ends of the outer plates both on the upper and the side faces thereof, which means are associated with the bolt 7, and locking means are also provided for the outer ends of the plates on their outer faces which latter means are associated with the bolt 6.

The thickened portions 29 and 30 of the outer plates are provided with vertical elongated slots 57 and 58 respectively, and in saidslots are positioned eyebolts 59 and 60, which are anchored on the bolt 7, and which extend vertically upward through the slots 57 and 58 and extend through locking plates 61 and 62 which are provided with serrated lower faces 63 co-acting with the serrated upper edges 65 and 66 of the outer plates 25 and 26 respectively, said locking plates being held inenga-gement with the serrated faces of the outer plates by the nuts 67 and 68 respectively. By this arrangement the outer plates 25 and 26 are held immovable relative to the bolt 7. Further securing meansbetween the bolt and the outer plate 25-is provided, which means includes a plate 69 having a serrated inner face adapted to co-act with the serrated face 71 adjacent the slot against which plate 69 the nut 73 bears for locking the plate 69 against the outer plate 95. The belt 6 has associated therewith a locking means 7 5 similar to the locking means last described for further maintaining the plate 25 in locked position relatively to the body of the cross tie.

Instead of the ridge and slot means for obtaining vertical movement .of the spikes, there might be provided inclined slots in the slide bars into which lugs carried by the spikes engage, whereby to provide vertical movement of the spikes, as illustrated in Fig.8.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 may'desire to make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts thereof as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A cross tie including a body portion formed of a length of track rail, a pair of spaced cross bolts carried by the rail length at each end thereof, a slide bar disposed against the web of the rail length on each side thereof at its ends, said slide bars provided with elongated slots through which the cross bolts extend, outer plates slidably disposed and bearing against the outer faces of the slide bars, said outer plates provided with elongated slots through which said bolts extend, vertically movable spikes carried in slots in the outer plates, and adapted to engage the opposite edges of the base flange of a track rail, each of said spikes being provided with an inclined groove, an inclined ridge carried by each slide bar and adapted to engage in the groove of the adjacent spike, wedges slidably carried by the outer plates, said wedges adapted to engage in recesses in the slide bars whereby to shift said bars longitudinally of the outer plates upon depression of the wedges, set screws carried by the outer plates for holding the wedges in adjusted position, vertical elongated slots provided in the outer plates through which the inner cross bolts extend, eye bolts anchored on said cross bolts and disposed within the vertical slots, locking plates through which said eye bolts extend, said plates provided with serrated under faces, said outer plates provided with serrated upper faces adapted to co-act with the locking plates for preventing movement of said locking plates, said end bolts provided with nuts for maintaining said looking plates in engagement with the outer plates the outer and inner cross bolts being provided at their ends with other locking plates through which they extend, last said locking plates provided with serrated faces, one end of each of the outer plates being provided with serrated portions against which the serrated faces of the other looking plates are adapted to engage, nuts carried by the ends of the cross bolts and adapted to be turned against said other locking plates for maintaining them against said outer plate.

2. A cross tie comprising a length of track rail, said track rail length having each end provided with a pair of spaced cross bolts, slide bars guided by the cross bolts and disposed on each side of the rail length, outer plates guided by the cross bolts and slidably disposed on the outer faces of the slide bars, spikes movably carried by the outer plates, means carried by the slide bars for lowering said spikes when said bars are moved longitudinally with respect to the outer plates, wedges carried by the outer plates, means provided on the slide bars adapted to coact with said wedges whereby to shift said slide bars longitudinally of the outer plates when the wedges are depressed, means for maintaining the wedges in adjusted position, and means for locking the outer plates relatively to the rail length.

A cross tie including a body portion having a pair of spaced cross bolts at each end thereof, slide bars guided by said cross bolts on each side of the body portion, outer plates guided by said cross bolts on the outer sides of the slide bars, means carried by said outer plates for engaging the base flange of a track rail, said engaging means being movable bodily with the outer plates and being movable vertically respectively to said outer plates, oo-acting means between the slide bars and engaging means for shifting the latter downwardly when said slide bars are shifting, co-acting means between the outer plates and slide bars for shifting the latter, means for locking the slide bars in shifted position, and means for locking the outer plates relatively to the tie body.

l. A cross tie including a body portion, said body portion provided at each end with a slide bar positioned on each side of the body portion, outer plates positioned on the outer sides of the slide bars, said slide bars being movable relatively to the outer plates, said outer plates being movable relatively to said body portion, means carried by the body portion for guiding the slide bars and outer plates, means carried by the outer plates) and movable bodily therewith and vertically with respect thereto for engaging the rails of a track, cooperating means between the outer plates and slide bars for shifting the latter relatively to the former, cooperating means between the slide bars and rail engaging means for shifting the latter into engagement with the rails when the slide bars are shifted, and locking means for said slide bars, shifting means, and outer plates.

5. A. cross tie comprising a body portion, plates movable relatively thereto, rail engaging means carried by said plates, said plates adapted to be shifted toward each other for bringing the rail engaging means into proximity with the rail of a track, said rail engaging means being moved into clamping position with the rail, means for shifting said rail engaging means into clamping position relatively with the rail, means for locking the shifting means, and means for locking the plates relatively to said body portion of the tie.

6. A cross tie providing a body portion, a slide bar positioned on each side thereof at its ends, an outer plate slidably positioned relatively to each slide bar, guide means for the slide bars and outer plates, 00- means for said plates, shifting means, and operatlng means between the bars and plates rall en gaglng means.

f tll follnel' relatively tlle ter, r2111 engagmg means, and cooperatmg 5 means between the bars and plates for shiftlVitnes'ses:

ingv the rail engaging means into engage- J. A. Bmz, ment with the rails of a track, and locking 7 F. P. GOODRIGH.

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